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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

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Fraud email example:

From: "The Desk Of Dr. N'GUESSAN BERNARD" <g_nmien@yahoo.se> (may be fake)
Date: Mon, 20 Dec 2004 23:07:54 +0000
Subject: From The Desk Of Dr. N'GUESSAN BERNARD

From The Desk Of Dr. N'GUESSAN BERNARD
Attorney of National Bank of Cote d'Ivoire
Code:[la SIR] US$18m
Email: g_nmien@yahoo.se
This mail is from the office of the attorney to the
national bank of cote d'ivoire. I was contacted by the
remittance officer of the bank in conjunction with
the cote d'ivoire national petroleum coorperation, [la
sir] payment officer to look for a reliable overseas
partner who will be willing to assist in recieving
huge amount of money from the bank.
The amount is eighteen million dollars[usd18 million]
this fund emanated from the amount meant to be paid
to a company that said to have executed a contract
with [la sir]. Honestly no contract was executed and
such company did not exist. [ghost company]. This
fund was approved before the former petroleum minister
was sacked for loss of huge some of money from [la
sir] account with the national bank.
Dr. James bamba, the former oil minister is secretly
involved in this deal. We had a meeting with him
though he is no more the oil minister.now the federal
government is planning to set up a committee to probe
the former minister, that is why an urgent meeting was
held to look for a reliable overseas company or
individual to recieve this fund. The fund has been
sent out as a consignment through a diplomatic baggage
system and is tagged photographic materials. All
arrangements have been concluded. We do not want to
remit the fund through regular banking procedures to
avoid being traced.
Do show your interest by sending your direct
telephone and fax lines, your address and proof of
identity with the code:[la sir usd18m] to the
attorney Dr N'GUESSAN BERNARD via email: g_nmien@yahoo.se
for prompt
attention.please if you are not interested do not
expose us because of our job. Further details will be
communicated to you as we hear from you.
Thanks,
yours faithfully,
Dr. N'GUESSAN BERNARD

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